A Nightmare on Sesame Street 2 was New Line Cinema and Sesame Workshop's response to the box office success, "A Nightmare on Sesame Street". Directed by Steven Spielberg and the Guy On The Oatmeal Box, the film was declared a failure days after it went into production, back in 1989. In the film, Kevin Bacon reprises his role as Big Bird and Brad Dourif once again plays Elmo. Snoop Dogg plays Oscar the Pimp, and his girlfriend is played by Katie Holmes. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci reprise the roles of Bert and Ernie.